@article{article_1447986, title={The Role of Leadeship and Re-Colonization: A Postcolonial Look at Botswana and Zimbabwe}, journal={Bölge Çalışmaları Dergisi}, volume={3}, pages={67–88}, year={2024}, author={Aslan, Sevinç and Urer, Levent}, keywords={colonialism, re-colonization, leadeship, Botswana, Zimbabwe}, abstract={This paper employs postcolonial criticism to examine the roles of leaders of independence movements in the decolonization process. The objective is to ascertain the extent to which the policies of the colonial period are reflected in the leadership understanding and roles of the administrative culture in colonist-colony-colonized relations and to what extent the policies of the colonial period are related to re-colonization. This paper examines how the dominant themes of the debates during the colonial period were reflected in the attitudes and policies of the post-independence leaders. In conclusion, this study asserts that a comparable experience in the process of re-colonization is reflected in the dominance of certain policies and debates surrounding nationalization, despite the movements of independence that originated against the colonists. In this regard, the article compares the leaders of Botswana and Zimbabwe, two neighboring countries with similar historical backgrounds but disparate experiences. This comparison, based on postcolonial criticism, has revealed that although the decolonization process has been experienced, it offers examples of leadership, one positive and the other negative, as a continuation of re-colonialism.}, number={1}, publisher={Social Sciences University of Ankara}